Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Remix Technologies, LLC, for the Transportation Planning Software Services contract. The intent of this contract is to provide the City of Columbus, Division of Infrastructure Management, additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional and technical tasks for the management, licensing and or acquisition of the City’s Transportation Planning Software on behalf of the City.
The Director of Public Service authorized the entering into of a professional services contract for the Transportation Planning Software Services contract. This contract modification will add funding to continue the scope of services in the original contract to completion and satisfaction of the City.
The original contract amount: $45,000.00 (PO314520)
The total of modification 1: $49,000.00 (This Ordinance, 0671-2023)
The contract amount including all modifications: $94,000.00
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Remix Technologies, LLC.
2. PLANNED CONTRACT MODIFICATION
This is a planned modification of the contract to add funding for the Transportation Planning Software Services contract.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Remix Technologies, LLC’s contract compliance number is CC035141 and expires 3/16/2023.
4. FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this contract modification is available within Fund 2265, the (Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund), in the amount of $49,000.00. Funds are appropriated.
5. MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE & SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
This expenditure is to modify a contract that was put in place prior to the implementation of this program and as such is not a part of the program.
6. EMERGENCY DESGINATION
Emergency action is requested to ensure operation of the City’s Transportation Planning Services is not interrupted.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to modify the Transportation Planning Software Services contract with Remix Technologies, LLC to add funding; to authorize the expenditure of up to $49,000.00 from the (Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund); and to declare an emergency. ($49,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service authorized the entering into contract with Remix Technologies, LLC, and authorized the expenditure of $49,000.00 for various professional and technical tasks for the Transportation Planning Services; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to modify the Transportation Planning Software Services contract and add funding for the continued operation of the City’s off-street parking locations; and
WHEREAS, this expenditure is for a contract implemented prior to the start of the Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise & Small Local Business Enterprise Program and is not a part of that program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify the contract with Remix Technologies, LLC in order to ensure operation of the City’s Transportation Planning Services is not interrupted, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to execute a contract modification with Remix Technologies, LLC, for the Transportation Planning Software Services contract to add funding to pay for various professional and technical tasks for the management and operation of the City’s Transportation Planning Services.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $49,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2265 (Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund), Dept-Div 5911 (Infrastructure Management), in Object Class 03 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approvals by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.